# Climate

Last year

2022

# CLIMATE CRISIS

€5 million allocated to adaptation funds as minister says poor COP outcome would be 'unacceptable'

Minister of State Colm Brophy said the spirit of the Paris agreement is ‘nearly dead and buried’

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Nov 11th 2022, 3:35 PM

# urgency

Climate activists stage sit-down protest on Grafton Street en route to demand Dáil action

Campaigners are marching through Dublin to call for specific actions to thwart climate change and protect the people most impacted.

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Nov 11th 2022, 2:38 PM

# Climate Finance

'People are dying': Coveney meets leaders of climate-vulnerable countries at COP27

Coveney is spending the day at the conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, the second Irish politician to attend this year.

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Nov 9th 2022, 6:45 PM

# COP27

The COP27 climate summit is underway - sign up to get our daily newsletter

We’re bringing you the latest updates and analysis from COP27 in Egypt.

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Nov 9th 2022, 11:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: Climate change is no laughing matter but comedy can help

Diane O’Connor is a stand-up comedian and climate activist – she says comedy is a powerful art form in the battle against climate despair.

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Nov 8th 2022, 6:30 PM

# Adaptation

‘Future generations will not forgive us’: Taoiseach tells COP27 that climate can’t wait

Micheál Martin delivered Ireland’s national statement to the World Leaders Summit at COP27.

On Day Three of COP27, Micheál Martin has delivered Ireland's national statement to the World Leaders Summit.

He said that the situation is "urgent, but it is not hopeless".

Earlier, COP27 President Sameh Shoukry announced an agenda telling rich countries how to support four billion people most vulnerable to climate change.

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Nov 8th 2022, 1:40 PM

# hot weather

At least 15,000 people killed by hot weather in Europe in 2022, WHO says

The three months from June-August were the hottest in Europe since records began.

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Nov 7th 2022, 8:50 PM

# World Leaders Summit

UN chief warns world can either 'cooperate or perish' on climate as Taoiseach arrives at COP27

“The global climate fight will be won or lost in this crucial decade on our watch.”

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Nov 7th 2022, 4:19 PM

# Temperature Check

Newsletter: COP27 is already an uphill battle

Read an extract from The Journal’s climate newsletter sent straight from Egypt.

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Nov 7th 2022, 8:22 AM

# on the ground

Irish delegation travels to Egypt to push for greater climate commitments at COP27

Four Cabinet ministers are making the trip to Sharm El-Sheikh over the next two weeks.

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Nov 6th 2022, 11:10 PM

# cop on

'How many more wake-up calls do leaders need?': COP27 officially opens in Egypt

“Our work will affect the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world.”

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Nov 6th 2022, 10:43 AM

# factcheck

Debunked: Five common climate myths and why they're wrong

As COP27 climate summit begins in Egypt, here are the facts on climate change.

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Nov 6th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Climate Change

COP27: Everything you need to know about this year's climate summit

The annual summit kicks off in Egypt tomorrow.

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Nov 5th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Pressure

US Secretary of State asks Egypt for human rights progress before COP27 summit

It’s estimated that 60,000 political prisoners are behind bars in Egypt

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Nov 3rd 2022, 10:12 PM

# Climate Change

Temperatures in Europe have increased by more than twice global average, report finds

The World Meteorological Organisation report said Europe is the fastest warming continent.

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Nov 2nd 2022, 2:34 PM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

COP27: Greta Thunberg won't attend 'greenwashing' UN climate summit this month

Thunberg said the summits are “used as an opportunity for people in power to get attention”.

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Nov 1st 2022, 4:20 PM

# Climate Change

Drivers drag Just Stop Oil protesters away during London road blockages

Police have made a number of arrests after anti-oil activists blocked four roads in London.

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Oct 29th 2022, 4:57 PM

# Disaster

At least 47 dead and dozens feared missing as storm and floods lash Philippines

The unusually heavy rains flooded several towns and outlying provinces in a mountainous region with marshy plains.

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Oct 29th 2022, 8:21 AM

# cop out

New UK PM Rishi Sunak will not attend COP27 climate summit next month

The new prime minister has been accused of a “massive failure of climate leadership” for missing the summit.

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Oct 27th 2022, 7:08 PM

# Race Against Time

UN report finds current climate pledges 'nowhere near' enough to prevent 1.5C warming

Experts say the world is failing to act with sufficient urgency to curb greenhouse gas emissions

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Oct 26th 2022, 7:35 PM

# Climate

Just Stop Oil protesters glue themselves to tarmac at central London junction

Police confirmed 16 protesters have been arrested and that the roads have since been reopened

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Oct 21st 2022, 2:47 PM

# Energy Crisis

CO2 emissions from combustion set to grow only slightly this year despite fears of big jump

In China, the world’s largest polluter, emissions will stay largely flat in 2022.

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Oct 19th 2022, 4:25 PM

# sustainability

Councils asked to develop transport projects to help meet climate goals

A programme supporting local projects to help meet the transport sector’s climate goals is set to launch next week

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Oct 13th 2022, 9:51 AM

# Food Crisis

World hunger at 'catastrophic' levels amid 'toxic cocktail' of conflict, climate change and Covid

44 countries around the world are currently suffering serious or alarming levels of hunger.

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Oct 13th 2022, 6:00 AM

# CLIMATE CRISIS

Heatwaves will make some regions uninhabitable within decades - report

Heatwaves are predicted to exceed human limits in the Sahel, the Horn of Africa and south and southwest Asia.

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Oct 10th 2022, 4:35 PM

# net zero

Finland pushes forward with ditching fossil fuels in face of Russia's war and energy crisis

Decades of diversifying energy has meant Russia’s war on Ukraine hasn’t left Finland as vulnerable as other countries – but prices have still jumped.

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Oct 9th 2022, 7:00 AM

THE MORNING LEAD

Inside the small Finnish city that became a big player in climate action

A report by

Lauren Boland

A Finnish city with a population nearly the size of Cork’s is years ahead of Europe’s climate targets.

100km north of Helsinki, a Finnish city with a population nearly the size of Cork's is years ahead of Europe's climate targets.

The Journal visited Lahti this week for a closer look at its climate policies in action.

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Oct 8th 2022, 12:05 AM

# landfall

Hurricane Ian: One of the most powerful storms recorded in US slams Florida

The Category 4 storm smashed the coast with 240 kmph winds and a wall of water.

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Sep 29th 2022, 7:18 AM

# up and down

Carbon tax to rise again next month - but impact on fuel for vehicles cost to be offset

The controversial tax will continue to increase as planned under Budget 2023.

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Sep 27th 2022, 6:43 PM

# Climate Change

Leading scientists say 'fundamentally flawed' climate study should be withdrawn

The experts say the study grossly manipulates data, cherry picks facts and ignores others that would contradict their discredited assertions.

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Sep 27th 2022, 12:15 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

'It's hard to imagine the future': The Ploughing, the climate crisis, and the writing on the wall

A report by

Lauren Boland

Climate and sustainability took on a new focus at the Ploughing this year, but there’s still a long way to go.

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Sep 25th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Climate

China doubles down on coal burning in bid to battle energy crunch

The country is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases driving global warming.

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Sep 18th 2022, 7:56 AM

# Italy votes

Climate takes backseat in Italian elections despite country suffering extreme events

Italy suffered deadly storms, a glacier collapse and its worst drought in 70 years in 2022.

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Sep 17th 2022, 9:59 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Are you climate-conscious when you shop for clothes?

Does the environment enter your thoughts when you’re browsing in stores?

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Sep 15th 2022, 11:08 AM

# California

Los Angeles mudslides surge down mountain area scorched by wildfire

Firefighters went street by street to make sure no residents were trapped.

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Sep 13th 2022, 10:44 PM

# Sectoral Ceilings

Any sector could be asked to cut emissions further to absorb unallocated reductions - minister

No sector has yet been responsible for a total of 5.25 megatonnes of emissions.

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Sep 13th 2022, 4:22 PM

THE MORNING LEAD

Most energy suppliers are still not paying households for solar power despite August promise

A report by

Lauren Boland

Only one energy supplier could confirm that it started to pay microgenerators – here’s a breakdown of what each company said.

Microgenerators are supposed to be able to sell back any surplus power they produce to their energy supplier.

Only one supplier could confirm that it started to pay microgenerators before 31 August in line with an assurance by the national energy regulator.

At least eight had not yet commenced payment, Lauren Boland reports.

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Sep 10th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Energy saving

Colder offices and fewer Christmas lights ... what Europe is doing to cut down on energy use

The EU plans to cut gas consumption by 15% between 1 August 2022 and 31 March 2023.

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Sep 7th 2022, 3:42 PM

# Take it by storm

Top climate panel tells government how to weather energy crisis

The Climate Change Advisory Council says crucial actions to combat the climate crisis are not happening quickly enough.

The Climate Change Advisory Council says crucial actions to combat the climate crisis are not happening quickly enough.

In its annual report, it tells the government how to power through the current energy crisis, Lauren Boland reports.

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Sep 6th 2022, 12:05 AM

# Relief

More aid reaches Pakistan as deaths from floods cross 1,200 mark

More than three million people are said to have been affected by the disaster.

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Sep 2nd 2022, 10:15 AM